Base64 Images
by macprawn · Uncategorized
Automatically base64 encodes media images on your site.
45 health vs 57 average across 10,112 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2057 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 96
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 50+ → 40+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-05-19 60+ → 50+ down after 61 days in band
- 2026-03-19 50+ → 60+ up after 29 days in band
- 2026-02-18 60+ → 50+ down after 103 days in band
- 2025-11-07 70+ → 60+ down after 112 days in band
- 2025-07-18 80+ → 70+ down after 55 days in band
- 2025-05-24 90+ → 80+ down after 43 days in band
- 2025-04-11 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Simple Image Sizes 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Right Click Images 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - J jQuery Pin It Button for Images 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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